Rose and Sam's Excellent Adventure

I sound my barbaric LOL over the rooftops of the world.

The streets of Phnom Penh

Rose | January 18, 2009

Hello Little light houses,
Hope all is well and so forth.
Now, I know that on occasion I can give Sam a bit of a hard time, however after the last two days I am forced to say this; the boy has nerves of steel.
Yesterday (was it really only yesterday?) we hired a motorbike and took to [...]

Otorhinolaryngology, Silver Pagoda and Honda Wave

Sam | January 17, 2009

Hey Kids.
First off, if you see a sign stating “otorhinolaryngology” with a photo of a tape-worm looking thing burrowing into an ear, don’t stop. It doesn’t look fun.
We visited the Royal Palace, housing the Silver Pagoda. When I thought of a room tiled in 5000 silver tiles with a life-size Buddha statue made of [...]

Karaoke, pillows and other Cambodian things.

Rose | January 13, 2009

Hello My dear fluffy bunnies.
Hope all is well in your various worlds.
I have been biding my time, storing up various experiences to bring you what I humbly hope is a simply superior post. Alternatively I have just been too lazy to write.
After our first week here I wish I could talk to Rose of two [...]

Phnom Penh and Temple Photos

Sam | January 13, 2009

Hey.
Much has been happening but I really don’t have the energy right now to type it all out because I’ve been uploading photos and sorting them out on Flickr for the past 4 hours.
Do me a solid and visit http://flickr.com/rasea
I’ve signed up for a pro account so it’ll allow me more sets. The sets will [...]

Phnom Penh

Sam | January 11, 2009

After a 6 hour bus trip through the rural areas in the poorest country in the world, we’ve arrived in Phnom Penh.
We’re at a guesthouse called Narin 1 (Narin 2 is next door). Pretty cool family run place. Room smells a bit – mysterious – but it’s $5.00.
Edit: Mystery is over. It’s sewage. And the [...]

Siem Reap – Day 6

Sam | January 10, 2009

Phew. Been a minorly major week!
We’ve visited the temples; Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prom, Ta Keo.
Angkor Wat was just massive. Although it was spectacular, and impossible to really fathom, we just didn’t feel much of a connection to it. It didn’t feel holy. It felt like an extravagant waste of time and human life for [...]

Photos

Sam | January 7, 2009

It’s taken me 45 minutes to upload these few photos.
I have many more in my uploads folder, but you’ll have to wait as the battery on my laptop died.
Annabelle, NSFW means Not Safe For Work, not the lude thing you pulled out of Newbieville. I’ve never even heard of your version of NSFW.. Kind of [...]

Good Morning Siem Reap

Sam | January 7, 2009

Woke up about 45 times last night. The bed is wicked. It’s big and HARD. (or was that just me?). It’s strange. You lie on it, and only your spine sinks in. Damn good as my back has been a bit sore and spasmy recently.
Tried breakfast here at the Smiley Guesthouse this morning. Simple. Toast [...]

Siem Reap – Day Two

Sam | January 6, 2009

Firstly, I’d like to say. FFFFUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!!!!11111!1111ELEVENTYONE!111
Right. Now that I’ve got that off my chest. Allow me to expound around the business end of a Siem Reap visit.
First thing. Landing. Rice paddies, mud, shacks like you see in African Ghetto movies – flaps down. “No wait man, surely this aint it!” – still decsending – dude, [...]